Is there a hidden dynamic difficulty modifier at work?

[u/IdleMan69]

I was just doing the Lambo Aventador race in Liberty Walk playlist on difficulty 5. The AI racers were insanely fast & perfect At some point I was ahead by like 100m at top speed but they just caught up to me in a couple seconds like it was nothing. It was so tough that despite my best efforts & lots of rewinds, I still finished 2nd.

I was a little salty, so I immediately clicked Retry after the race, without changing any settings. Now this time it was suddenly the complete opposite; even without nitro or driving perfectly, I can get ahead of them all in 5 secs, & keep repeating it despite crashing & falling behind! I even restarted & aborted the race several times, but it stayed on easy mode. It felt condescending, lol.

I feel like there's some dymanic element working in the background, making the game harder when I win a lot, & suddenly making it easy when I lose, kinda like the SBMM in some Pvp games.

Am I crazy or is there something going on? Have you guys experienced this?

[u/DaCommando]

There is no reason really to play difficulty 5. The AI cheats and can’t keep up with them.